PRIYA KRISHNA is a food writer who contributes to the New York Times, The New Yorker, Bon Appétit, and more. She is also the author of the college-centric cookbook Ultimate Dining Hall Hacks, and formerly worked for Lucky Peach.

MEHERWAN IRANI is a chef and restaurateur changing the perception of Indian food in America through his growing restaurant and spice empire, Chai Pani Restaurant Group, in two of the South’s most essential culinary cities. He is a four-time James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef: Southeast and in August 2018 he was named by TIME Magazine as one of the “31 People Changing The South.”